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Hayden Smith

I am an administrator at BYU-Idaho building reports and data analytics for the Student Records office. I am also a graduate student at ASU in the M.S. Program Evaluation & Data Analytics program. The program courses are teaching me key skills such as data analytics in R, research design techniques, database manipulation, and project management.

Education

M.S. Program Evaluation & Data Analytics

Arizona State University

Phoenix, AZ

2021 - 2019

  • Program Evaluation - Process/Outcome/Efficiency Evaluations, Needs Assessments, Campbell Scores
  • Data Science - Data Wrangling and Analysis, Advanced Regression, Database Design
  • Research - Quantitative/Qualitative Designs, Counterfactual Analysis

B.S. Sociology

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Rexburg, ID

2019 - 2015

  • Criminology Certificate
  • Basic Research Methods - Interview, Survey, Hypothesis Testing, Sampling, etc.
  • Data Science - Intermediate Statistics (R and SPSS), Database Querying (SQL), Data Collection/Cleaning (Qualtrics and Excel)

Position Summary

Student Information Coordinator

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Rexburg, ID

Present - 2019

  • Established a new team in the Student Records & Registration office to manage reporting and data integrity
  • Produced over 300 high-level reports for data-driven decision-making using DAX, SSRS, Excel, and Power BI
  • Managed a team of student employee specialists and maintained its financial budget
  • Created over 10 major internal dashboards to track performance and stewardship
  • Collaborated frequently with 7 units and multiple departments to complete high-level projects

Research and Evaluation Specialist

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Rexburg, ID

2019 - 2018

  • Conducted in-depth research and analysis projects for BYU-Idaho through the Institutional Research Office
  • Maintained about 30 institutional surveys through distributing, cleaning data for, and reporting on those survey results
  • Collaborated with a team to complete over 20 large projects and present results to stakeholders
  • Compiled a 41-page literature review focused on survey design best practices

Research Specialist

Bitesize LLC

Rexburg, ID

2018

  • Conducted qualitative market research of 15 competitors for Bitesize LLC
  • Coordinated research effors for a team of 4 fellow internship participants
  • Presented a thorough research analysis report to board members and other stakeholders

Service Supervisor

Albertsons

Rexburg, ID

2018 - 2016

  • Supervised customer service and 4-5 other checkers per shift
  • Performed routine safe audits twice a shift to ensure front-end financial integrity
  • Aidend in earning the ‘2017 Store of the Year’ award above all other Albertsons stores

Relevant Skills

Collaboration
Problem Solving
Spanish
Leadership
Project Management
Survey Design

Collaboration

Brigham Young University - Idaho

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  • Collaborated with multiple departments for research and data reporting while in BYU-Idaho
  • Met regularly with other units/departments to discuss data needs and deliverables needed
  • Participated in councils to thoroughly vet data-driven decisions that would affect the office and the institution

Problem Solving

Brigham Young University - Idaho

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  • Regularly found creative solutions to complex requests
  • Proactively sought out new knowledge when current skills were lacking to complete a difficult task

Leadership

Student Information Coordinator

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  • Trained team of student specialists in data analytic methods using DAX, SQL, Excel, and Power BI
  • Mentored the team in allowing them to grow into compassionate leaders within the team
  • Developed process for targeted professional development for each specialist

Project Management

Student Information Coordinator

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  • Managed a team of student data specialists and coordinated all of their project priorities
  • Developed efficient system for delegating and sharing tasks among other team members
  • Automated report requests to autonomously place new tasks in the team’s workflow

Survey Design

Research and Evaluation Specialist

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  • Aided full-time researchers in generating new survey items and designs
  • Maintained survey data to more easily report on trends or outcomes
  • Wrote a comprehensive literature review for departmental use on standardizing institutional surveys

Volunteer Work

For more information on what it means to be a Full-Time Missionary, please visit churchofjesuschrist.org

Full-Time Missionary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Cuernavaca, Mexico

2015 - 2013

  • Supervised and trained 30 other missionaries in proselyting efforts across 15 distinct areas
  • Directed weekly training meetings to coordinate efforts in achieving regional goals
  • Learned to work with an solve problems of hundreds of diverse groups of people